Huawei announced a new large-screen fitness tracker called Huawei Band 6.The Huawei Band 6 is a rebranded Honor Band 6, despite the separation of the two companies.The new fitness tracker offers 14 days of battery life and monitoring of the body. oxygen in the blood all day. .
A few months ago, Honor officially split from its parent company Huawei, although the DNA that tied the two together is still visible today. Look no further than the new Huawei Band 6, a fitness tracker that’s essentially a rebranded Honor Band 6.
Honor’s device received one of the CES 2021 awards from the Android Authority, and for good reason. The large-screen form factor and two-week battery life are standout features that aren’t too common in the budget fitness tracker space.
The Huawei Band 6 offers the same large 1.47-inch AMOLED touchscreen display, making it much more spacious than a traditional fitness tracker. Despite its larger size, it weighs only 18g. Notably, the Huawei Band 6 also shares similarities with the Huawei Watch Fit. However, the Band 6 is slightly smaller and has better battery life.
A large case leaves room for a large battery. The Huawei Band 6 can last up to 14 days on a single charge with “average” use or 10 days with heavy use.
The fitness tracker comes with an optical heart rate sensor, as well as all-day SpO2 monitoring. Monitoring blood oxygen throughout the day is normally something we see on high-end health-focused devices, so it’s great to see Huawei including it in Band 6. This will also alert you if your blood oxygen level drops too much throughout the day. .
It can also track your sleep and report your heart rate during sleep, phases of sleep and respiratory rate. Menstrual cycle tracking is also available, allowing women to track their periods, manage pregnancy plans, and more.
Finally, the group supports 96 training modes in total. Six modes can be followed automatically: indoor / outdoor running, indoor / outdoor walking, elliptical and rowing. Huawei says it can also track 11 “professional” modes, including running, cycling and… skipping rope. We’ve asked Huawei for more details to see exactly what that means.
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Don’t expect too many smartwatch features, however. The Huawei Band 6 will be able to offer basic notification mirroring, as well as a remote camera shutter and the ability to control your phone’s music, but third-party apps aren’t supported.
The Huawei Band 6 will soon be available in Graphite Black, Amber Sunrise, Sakura Pink, and Forest Green, but that’s all we know for now. There’s no word on pricing or availability yet, but the Honor Band 6 will be available soon for around $ 35. It is possible that Huawei’s laptop will launch at around the same price.
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